5 Sustainable Brands to Watch Out For by Cyan Leigh Dacasin
Nowadays, everyone is going green and sustainable. In Fashion alone, a lot of big brands are making statements to do the 3Rs (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle) and operate on sustainable standards.
But while the big names and high-street brands are opting to change things up by creating a new manifesto to combat climate change there are already others who are in the game for a long time. Most are cult but with growing followers.
With fashionable trends always referring back to the glory days of the 50s-80s, it is not hard to re-style or interpret these styles with a touch of modernity.
Here are the 5 sustainable brands that NOW Magazine LA wants you to keep an eye out for.
MaisonCléo
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MaisonCléo is a mother and daughter tandem brand that you have to watch out for. Taking inspiration from re-using deadstock fabrics and turning them into simple and worked pieces that are classy and structured with having the French touch in every article of clothing created by also making sure that the pieces are established by being specially designed by the mother, Cléo herself and being authentically made in France .
Daughter Marie, on the otherhand, sees the brand as a way to raise awareness on the consequences of fast fashion and the great impact it has on the environment. MaisonCléo’s concept centered around Marie’s mother who is a talented seamstress. Asked why the name Cléo, It is the nickname of my mother since her twenties. Old friends call her only “Cléo” and never by her real name.
Cléo refers to Cléopâtre and to the black short hair, black eyeliner and gold big jewels she used to wear in her youth. She also always matched her outfit with a scrunchie, so that’s why we offer a matching scrunchie with each order made in the leftovers.
Website: https://maisoncleo.com/
2. Et Tigre
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Tigre Et Tigre is an Angeleno lifestyle clothing brand created by Adele Tetangco and Alnea Farahbella, the brand’s main focus is to deliver outside the generic wholesale model. They drop four capsule collections a year that are high-end enough but still reasonably priced for clients to have.
Website: https://ettigre.co/
3. Re Clothing by Bianca Gregorio
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Metro Manila is becoming a vintage lover’s haven, with this newfound love for the nostalgic, brands like Re Clothing By Bianca Gregorio thrive by creating unique articles of clothing from deadstock fabric and having curated secondhand items up for sale. By working with garment communities and stay at home mothers in the city district of Cainta, Rizal, Philippines Bianca makes sure that it is a fully sustainable model that works well for everyone.
Website: https://shopreclothing.co
4. Glorious Dias
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Glorious Dias is a nod to the first Filipina to be crowned Miss Universe back in 1969 -- THE Gloria Diaz who is still considered the queen of hearts here in the Philippines. Vintage collector Jodi Aguillon wanted to have his clients experience the thrills of looking for gorgeous vintage finds that are all one-of-a-kind and uniquely Filipina with old world touches and a blend of modernity.
Website: https://gloriousdias.com/
5. Boheme Goods
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Boheme Goods, founded by Sarah Shabacon thrives as a slow fashion in house label that works with natural fabrics which are draped in effortless silhouettes for all bodies. As a curated vintage shop they work in a sustainable model that also makes donations to the Native Women’s Association of Canada.
Website: www.bohemegoods.com